Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115682825 - Sumter Builders, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 115682825

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 01/23/1992

Site Address:
Sumter Builders, Inc.
Hwy. 23 S.
Batesburg, SC 29006

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 579, Sumter, SC 29151

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/13/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/15/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360496905

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$8,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,000
Current Penalty	$3,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,200
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	02001	Serious	19260950 B01	02/24/1992	02/27/1992	$1,600	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02002	Serious	19260950 D01 IV	02/24/1992	02/27/1992	$1,600	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 910430

Event: 01/21/1992

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD STATIC LINE

A POWER LINE CONTRACTOR CREW WAS REPLACING A 60-FOOT CLASS 2 UTILITY POLE, CROSSARMS, AND HARDWARE ON A DEENERGIZED 69-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEES HAD ALMOST COMPLETED THE JOB. THEY ONLY HAD TO ATTACH ONE CROSSARM BRACKET TO THE NEW POLE. THE OLD POLE WAS TOO CLOSE TO ALLOW THE EMPLOYEES TO DRILL THE HOLES, SO THE EMPLOYEES HAD TO REMOVE IT FIRST. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES, WHO WAS WORKING OUT OF AN AERIAL LIFT, WAS ATTACHING A HAND LINE TO THE TOP OF THE OLD POLE. TO DO THIS, HE LEANED AGAINST THE STATIC LINE, REACHED AROUND BOTH POLES, AND TOUCHED EITHER THE NEW STATIC BRACKET OR THE NEW POLE'S GROUND WIRE. A 3- TO 5-FOOT SECTION OF THE GROUND WIRE ON THE OLD POLE WAS MISSING, AND THE STATIC LINE HAD NOT BEEN GROUNDED TO THE DEENERGIZED PHASE CONDUCTORS. (THE EMPLOYEES HAD NOT INSPECTED THE CONDITION OF THE OLD POLE BEFORE PERFORMING THE JOB.) THE EMPLOYEE IN THE AERIAL LIFT WAS ELECTROCUTED BY THE DIFFERENCE IN POTENTIAL BETWEEN THE EXISTING STATIC WIRE AND THE NEW GROUND WIRE.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, POTENTIAL GRADIENT, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115682825			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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